Cadmium nitrate
Cadmium nitrate is an inorganic compound. The general formula of the compound is Cd(NO3)2.
Uses[change | change source]
Cadmium nitrate is used for colouring glass and porcelain.[1] It is also used as flash powder in photography.
Preparation[change | change source]
Cadmium nitrate is prepared by dissolving cadmium or its oxide or its hydroxide, or its carbonate, in nitric acid followed by crystallization method:
- CdO + 2HNO3 → Cd(NO3)2 + H2O
- CdCO3 + 2 HNO3 → Cd(NO3)2 + CO2 + H2O
- Cd + 4 HNO3 → 2 NO2 + 2 H2O + Cd(NO3)2
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Karl-Heinz Schulte-Schrepping, Magnus Piscator "Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_499.
